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2023 Best Music History Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

4 Ranked Colleges
17 Degrees Awarded
$36,400 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Music History for a Bachelor's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Music History for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 173 people earned their degree in music history, making the major the 840th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 27 music history graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 music history graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Music History for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in music history. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent music history programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the music history program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Music History for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree vets studying music history.

Top 4 Best Music History Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Music History for a Bachelor’s. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s music history degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.

U-M also made our “Best Music History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, U-M supports 47,907 students, and 570 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 325 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $27,058. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Music History for a Bachelor’s. Ohio State is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Ohio State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Music History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.According to our most recent data, Ohio State University - Main Campus supports 61,369 students, and 2 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Ohio State University - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Baldwin Wallace University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Music History for a Bachelor’s. Berea, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music history degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

Baldwin Wallace College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Music History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 114 of the 3,399 students enrolled at Baldwin Wallace College were GI Bill® students, of which 83 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,938. On top of their other funding sources, 37 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Baldwin Wallace College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Baldwin Wallace College Veteran Student Life Report

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Wheaton College Illinois
Wheaton, Illinois

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Music History for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Wheaton College Illinois landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Wheaton, Illinois, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s music history degrees in 2020-2021.

Wheaton College Illinois also took the #2 spot in our “Best Music History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 56 of the 2,908 students enrolled at Wheaton College Illinois were GI Bill® students, of which 45 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,675. On top of their other funding sources, 29 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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